Transfer Students

Deadline to transfer for Fall admission: July 1

Deadline to transfer for Spring admission: December 1

Opportunities for transfer students

Transfer students will be eligible to compete for journal or honor board membership during the competition period in early July. Those interested in this possibility are encouraged to apply for transfer admission prior to June 1.

Application

The application, personal statement and resume should be submitted through LSAC’s Credential Assembly Service (CAS).

Transfer students also must ask their current law school to send the following directly to the Suffolk Law Office of Admission:

A letter of good standing from the Dean’s Office of the current law school

An official Law School Transcript showing completed grades for your most current term enrolled

Full credential report from LSAC or a copy of the first page of the credential report from your law school registrar

These items should be mailed directly from the current law school to:

Suffolk University Law School
Law Admission Office
120 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108

Advanced Standing

You may receive up to 30 credits of advanced standing for courses completed at your law school as long as you have received a grade of “C” or higher. Advanced standing is awarded on a case by case basis and is reviewed after the admission decision. Credit is usually not granted if more than five years have elapsed since you last attended law school.

Transferring From a Non-ABA Accredited Law School

Students may transfer from a non-ABA accredited law school to Suffolk Law School and may apply with the standard transfer application and require the same documentation. (This is a new rule adoptedi n 2014 by the ABA). Students who did not take the LSAT prior to matriculating at law school must take the LSAT before applying to transfer to Suffolk Law School.

Transfer credit will be awarded on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Law Registrar. No more than 30 credits will be awarded. Any inquiries regarding transfer of credit should be directed to the Law School Registrar's Office at lawreg@suffolk.edu.